Forestry TA Application Portal

To facilitate the hiring process of the Teaching Assistant (TA), the Faculty of Forestry Teaching and Learning Support team developed an application portal which allows for:

Instructors to review their applicants

Students to apply to multiple courses for TA positions using a single account

Department admins to view student information needed for the hiring process

For security reasons, the Forestry TA website requires a UBC VPN connection for anyone trying to access the site. For steps on how to do this, please visit this site.

• Senior Teaching Assistant (STA)

  Graduate student who is registered in a Master’s or Doctoral program at the University of British Columbia and is required by the University to perform lead hand duties as a Teaching Assistant. These duties typically include coordinating other Teaching Assistants and providing guidance, technical knowledge, and subject matter expertise to other Teaching Assistants, and/or developing curriculum under the guidance of a faculty member.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant I (GTA 1)

  Graduate student who is registered at the University of British Columbia in a Master’s or Doctoral degree program who has completed two (2) years’ service as a graduate student teaching assistant.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant II (GTA 2)

  Graduate who is registered at the University of British Columbia in a Master’s or Doctoral degree program who has less than two (2) years’ service as a graduate student teaching assistant.

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant I (UTA 1)

  Undergraduate student who is registered in a bachelor’s degree program at the University of British Columbia who is required to perform Teaching Assistant Duties with substantial student contact.

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant II (UTA 2)

  Undergraduate student who is registered in a bachelor’s degree program at the University of British Columbia who performs Teaching Assistant Duties without substantial student contact.

• Marker

  A Marker is an employee appointed to a position which involves only marking without substantial student contact. STA, GTA 1, GTA 2, UTA 1 and UTA 2 positions are required to be available to invigilate assignments during examination periods (for exceptions – Article 14.06).

If you require any assistance with the use of the TA Application Portal, please contact TLS Support at forestry.tls@ubc.ca. We will do our best to get back to you within 1 business day. For any questions regarding the hiring process, please direct your questions to the respective department admins.

FRM: frm.admin@ubc.ca
FCS: fcs.ta@ubc.ca
WOOD: wood.ta@ubc.ca

If this is your first time working at UBC, you may be contacted by UBC IT to link your Employee ID to your CWL. Any CWL Account holder can add their Employee ID to their CWL account.

To do so, go to the CWL myAccount page here and log in with your existing CWL account. Navigate to the side bar on the left and look for the section named “Add Affiliation”. From here you should be able to add your employee number by selecting the employee number option from the dropdown menu, typing your employee number into the given field, and clicking add.

You may have to wait while the UBC system refreshes overnight for your linking to be effective. It is important that you maintain your existing CWL and do not create a new one, as this may result in access issues. If you have any issues, please contact the UBC IT Help Desk here.